“It’s a tricky time to come. A lot of people said I shouldn’t accept it because of the time of the season that it is. There are a lot of people associated with certain horses and certain yards,” Domeyer said.

“I’ve just been grateful for the opportunities and the support I’ve been getting. It puts me in a very comfortable position, but at the same time I need to keep proving myself.

“I didn’t know if I was going to get extended or not, so I was just open-minded to the situation. I just wanted to make the most of the time I had here and not think too much about that.

Given the majority of racing is held there, that was starting to become a problem – if owners don’t think you can win at a certain venue, they will pigeonhole you – so the pressure was starting to build.

That’s why Saturday’s double with Victoriam and Good Days came at the perfect time.

“It was on my mind – I knew I had to break the duck,” Domeyer said. “I didn’t want to put too much pressure on myself but I didn’t want the stigma of just being a Happy Valley jockey. You want to be versatile on both. You want to ride both tracks equally well.